> The 2012 film Argo, directed by Ben Affleck, played up the U.S. spy agency’s role in the escape at the Canadians’ expense, omitting Sheardown’s role in the caper and falsely implying that the Canadian government was willing to leave the six Americans behind after closing the embassy.<p>THAT. Argo really was a horrible belittlement of a predominantly Canadian operation. Artistic license is one thing, but re-writing history simply to appeal to certain demographics (ie American film audiences) is cowardly. Any number of films do this, but it is always wrong.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Caper" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Caper</a>